South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations107—Validation of tickets
(1) A person who holds
a ticket must validate their ticket each time they board a regular
passenger service vehicle in which a ticket validator is installed.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $160.
(2) In proceedings for
an offence against subregulation (1), it is a defence to prove
that—
(a) the
defendant did not have a reasonable opportunity to validate the ticket; or
(b) the
failure to validate the ticket was attributable to an honest and reasonable
mistake on the defendant's part; or
(c) the
defendant was unable to comply with that subregulation because of a
disability.
(3) A person must not
use a ticket that has been validated by another person until the period for
which it was last validated has expired.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $160.
(4) This regulation
does not apply to a person who is authorised by the Minister, the regular
passenger service operator or an authorised person to travel without a ticket.
(5) In
subregulation (4)—
"regular passenger service operator" does not include a rail operator.